Cau

The Restaurant was pretty posh and look like this was quite a popular venue with the locals, right by the heath itself. The Steak I had from there was okay, nice but the Beers didn’t agree with me sadly hence why I marked it down slightly.
Still think if your looking for a posh restaurant that serves up Steaks and Pork Balls this place maybe your bag.

This was a great find. We were due to go to Hawksmor up town but the missus wasn’t feeling great so we went for something a bit closer to home.
Cau is a really nice Argentinian steak restaurant overlooking Blackheath. I believe there are a few other locations too. I’d seen it in passing before but never been and we both wanted something relatively simple to eat.
This was a great choice. Some of the menu items are pretty expensive but there are some more reasonably priced tasty things. Lucy had a simple rump steak with some onion rings. I had the Tapa De Cuadril, thinly sliced pieces of steak which were perfectly cooked on a chargrill.
It was one of those rare occasions that we had dessert too. I had a brilliant chocolate fondant. Lucy, a big lover of all things caramel, had the Dulce de Leche pancakes. These were a bit disappointing as the pancakes were cold. They would’ve been much tastier hot so that was a shame.
I had some nice booze too! Red wine and a delicious sticky to go with dessert.
We’ll be back, Cau. We’ll be back.

Two things: 1) smoked haddock and manchego croquettes; 2) choripan sandwich. Amazing flavours. Would highly recommend both of these.
The rest of the menu is just as inventive, and the food is great. The service is always friendly and the restaurant overlooks the heath so the view is lovely if you get a window seat.
I have to point out though that the last time I ate here we were a bit disappointed. We ordered the steak feasting plate because we were told it would be enough for 6 people. it was enough for 3 – 4 people… The plate comes with 3 sides of either fries or mixed salad (which are individual sized, not group sized). It’s a good job we ordered some starters because it definitely wasn’t enough. I can’t fault the feasting plate though. The meat was amazing. The sides were too small though.
The desserts are also really good. I had the cornflake sundae but the three milk cake was my favourite.
The atmosphere drastically changes depending on when you go. Friday and Saturday nights are extremely busy and loud so be prepared! I’d recommend reserving in advance. I made our reservation for 6 people two weeks before and the restaurant was already fully booked for the time I originally wanted!

Great breakfast option if you’re in Blackheath. Lots of veggie options — my favourites are the spicy baked eggs and poached eggs with avocados. Definitely try the tropical smoothie (mango, passion fruit and orange juice).

For all of Cau’s stainless steel interior, (I never liked this sort of interior even in the 80s when it became so popular. I’ve given up trying to give it the benefit of the doubt; hindsight has been given the full length of the rope) it is actually remarkably cosy when you’ve found yourself a nice corner. You’d never know you were in a tin can.
The menu is a little bit patronising… Full review here:

Situated on the edge of the Heath, Cau is in a nice location near popular restaurants and pubs.
The appetizers started out well…
Salt & pepper squid, £5.45, and Tomato & Goat’s Cheese bruschetta, £3.75 were pretty good and not overly greasy as they can be at certain places.
However we could tell someone went a little salt happy on the mains. Tapa de Cuadril (flash grilled meat) was laced with sodium and burger was as well. Maybe it was an off day, so I’d be willing to try it again, but I was disappointed at the sudden veer off course.

Cau is a new opening in Blackheath, and is apparently the first London restaurant in a new «high street» concept from the company behind Gaucho grill.
Since opening recently we’d noticed Cau has been full almost every day of the week, so decided to give it a try. Being a Saturday evening, the restaurant was completely full, but the service was still very good.
I guess being a «high street» concept they want to turn the tables around quickly, so had an army of chefs working in the open kitchen area, supported by just as many wait staff.
The steak was good — better than I was expecting, although I think the reasonable prices are offset by smaller than usual portions. They charged an extra £2 for a tiny inadequate portion of pepper sauce, which is surprising for a high street chain. I’d have expected it to either be free, or a serving enough to cover the steak if it’s ordered as an extra!
The wine list was as you’d imagine for an Argentianian steakhouse — lots of malbecs and other reds perfect to accompany steak.
Despite being so busy, our waitress was friendly and was telling us about the chain’s plan for expansion into another 15 restaurants next year. I can easily imagine this «Gaucho for the suburbs» restaurant in places like Chiswick and Hampstead.